Climate Ambassadors

Funded by the DfE, Climate Ambassadors match volunteer climate experts with education settings.

Let’s Go Zero Climate Action Advisors

Part of Let’s Go Zero, Climate Action Advisors are independent experts who offer free support for schools, colleges, and nurseries across England.

Energy mini journey - gather information

Reducing energy not only helps the environment, but reduces your costs. This is a hand-picked list of the energy actions that can make the biggest impact.

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Collect Scope 1 and 2 data

Gather information on your setting's energy consumption. You can collect this data by checking energy bills, meters, or asking your utility company to help you.

Low costRepeat action

Analyse Scope 1 and 2 data

Analyse the information you have collected on your setting's energy consumption (Scope 1 and 2). This will help you to understand your data and trends in your energy use.

Low costRepeat action

Identify some quick wins to decarbonise your setting

Look for relatively easy and low-cost measures to help your setting reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, like switching to LED lighting.

One off action

Complete an energy review

An energy review assesses your setting's energy consumption patterns, sources, and efficiency levels. It involves doing a walk-through of your site, and analysing your energy bills.

Low costOne off action

Explore energy supply options

By engaging with your energy suppliers and partners, you will be able to start exploring more sustainable energy supply options, such as solar panels, heat pumps, renewable energy supply contracts, and even wind turbines.

Long term action